They’re also not accountable, can’t perform a proper examination, and known for giving false diagnoses at least 50% of the time.

I get why: government-sponsored health care is still a very new thing in the USA. Most people can’t afford to see a doctor to check if something’s a big deal or not. Lot’s of people self-diagnosing online, even today. I’m not entirely sure statistically if this is better than doing nothing at all more often than not, but it will never be as safe or accurate as seeing a real trained professional in person!

I don’t know how “Obamacare” is set up exactly, but whatever you need to do; fill out forms, jump through bureaucratic hoops, wait in long lines… just do it. Sign up for it and use it. The only people who don’t need medical insurance or coverage are people who are already dead.

DrDoomlord, don’t forget that the penalty wasn’t a part of Obama’s original draft. The Republicans wedged that in during the wee hours of the morning, just before the bill was passed. Because that’s the only way they can get their way, by cheating like a bunch of fother-muckers.